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A Taste of Winter
Autumn in the Black Hills sure was beautiful for the two whole weeks that it lasted. I kid, I kid. But we definitely had a taste of winter this past week. For three straight days the temperature never climbed out of the 30s – our highs were colder than our average lows for the date!…
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A Taste of Fall
Saturday morning, we decided to go for a hike in the Black Hills. With snow in the forecast today, we wanted to take advantage of the nice weather. Our destination was Cathedral Spires, a short out-and-back that was less than 2.5 miles total. What it lacked in distance it made up for in scenery! Plus,…
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Do Rattlesnakes Hibernate?
Have I mentioned it’s been cold here? Well, except for that one day when it was hot. What an outlier Tuesday was! Our high temperatures for the last week have looked like this: By the way, I totally made this chart. Which I suppose makes me both a weather geek and a computer geek, but I…
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Noble Inheritance
The most miraculous canyon in the West…a South Dakota treasure of noble inheritance. Had Spearfish Canyon been on the throughway to western migration, the canyon would be as significant in public appreciation as the Grand Canyon is today. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright, 1935 I’m certainly not going to dispute ol’ Frankie’s words. Spearfish Canyon is…
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Red Squirrels & 90-Day Lessons
Today marks our three-month anniversary in South Dakota. Time flies, huh?! Feels like we were just loading up Bertha and preparing for our 1,250-mile adventure. Now we’ve experienced one full season and are preparing for the next. There are plenty of signs of fall already. Cooler temperatures and an explosion of autumn colors. And the…
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Tales Grow Taller On Down the Line
Funny story: I went online a few days ago to buy tickets for the Gin Blossoms at the Deadwood Grand Casino in October but ended up with REO Speedwagon tix for a December show instead. I wasn’t entirely sure I was going to get the Gin Blossoms tickets anyway. Tara isn’t much of a fan…
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